Their discovery was made through working on mustard gas – which was known to cause cancer. In 1960, Professors Lawley and Brookes ... This discovery marked a turning point for cancer research, and is ...

As ships in the harbor sank, men threw themselves into water poisoned by the Harvey’s secret cargo: 2,000 mustard gas bombs. Sailors were drenched in liquid mustard gas, or sulfur mustard, which ...

Because chemotherapy drugs are usually injected into the blood, they travel around the body and can attack cancer cells regardless ... was produced from mustard gas, which was used as chemical ...